Last week I had a leading teacher, Kendra, from a neighbouring school shadow me for 2 days as part of a leadership program for teachers interested in becoming a principal. I think it was a full 2 days with Kendra amongst other things attending the leadership meeting, joining a school tour for prospective parents seeking enrolment information and learning how to place teacher jobs online. We talked about leadership and school culture, professional readings we share at leadership meetings and how to support teachers seeking to improve their instructional skills.
One of the highlights for me was Kendra showing our staff about her year 6 student class wiki. It generated some discussion but more importantly an opportunity for teachers to hear about practices in other schools. I remember when I shadowed a secondary school principal many years ago and walked away with a different more multi layered perspective on change or improvement in schools.
